/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
    Purchasable with gift card

      name your price

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

So it seems I took my troubles
To someone I thought I knew
In my own yellow cab
To mad Madison Avenue
What will he say ?
I might learn a thing or two
In truth I always wonder
What would Don Draper do ?

He just shook his head
And said "Whisky or Rhye ?"
That's how they do it
Circa 1965

So then I drove that car
On that famous national route
All troubles sound better in French
Surtout à la Côte D'azur
Arriving there I met Serge Gainsbourg
Pastisse and Gitanes
Mon Dieu, que ces français sont fou

In awe of Françoise Hardy
In love with Chantal Goya
Insane when I saw B.B.
Circa 1965

The in swingin' London
It seems I've found my place
Girls in go-go boots
Nancy with the laughing face
With my new friends
There's nothing I can't do
Now I can even dance
Lord it feels like a dream come true

So Nancy asked me
"How does that mess your mind ?
You're done with troubles
Circa 1965"
Just then B.B.
She pulled to one side
Said "Mon ami,
How about you open your eyes ?"

You're out of time baby
Way out of time
This is no dream no
It's a cauchemar

You call it Mittiesque
Pathetic nonetheless
Go back to your time
Have you lost your mind

I never waved goodbye
They all disappeared
When I opened my eyes

Much to my surprise
A thousand B.B.'s
One and all in their prime

What a waste of time
How was I so dumb
Never to realize

Now I know how I
Will have a good time
Guess I'll just settle for 2005

credits

from Song and Dance Men - When I Still Smoked, released October 2, 2015

license

all rights reserved

tags

If you like Song and Dance Men - When I Still Smoked, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring guests BadBadNotGood, Uffe, and Kit Sebastian.

 listen now